The film crew from the movie Space Warriors will at the legendary quarter-mile asphalt track for the Southern Super Stars 100-lapper.

Boaz Super Stars driver Keith Cahela and his pit crew have been added to the movie, along with his new yellow and purple race car.

Cahela and his crew were at Huntsville Speedway last month shaking down the new car when a white van showed up and asked if they would like to be in a movie. It didn't take Cahela long to answer yes.

"We were checking out Huntsville Speedway and ran into Keith in the pits," Space Warriors Production Designer Dawn Ferry said. "Keith had just showed up with his brand new car and we asked him to be apart of the movie."

Cahela and his crew were at the Space and Rocket Center to film the pit stop scenes Tuesday night. That's when Cahela learned that he will serve as the father of one of the kids on the special space camp team and he would have a speaking part.

"I play the kid's father in the movie," Cahela said. "The kid is suppose to be a mechanical whiz and that's why he has been invited to space camp to compete with other kids. I do have a one liner in the movie. I say 'Where's the oil son, hurry up with the oil.'"

Playing Cahela's son is movie actor Grayson Russell of Clanton, Ala. Russell has appeared in several movies including Talladega Nights and the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.

"Grayson and my crew member Brian Huff's son Austin look like brothers because they both have red hair," Cahela said. "They look so much alike that Austin will play his brother in the pit stop scene."

The movie is about a young teenage boy getting the opportunity to fulfill his dream of going to Space Camp and must compete against four other talented teenagers for a final spot at the camp.

Actor Josh Lucas plays Captain Buck Manley, a former astronaut, and is both mother and father to these hopefuls and a tough taskmaster. He guides the kids through the world of Space Camp as they vie for a spot at the camp.

In the end, the teens become heroes when danger erupts on the International Space Station and are in the right place at the right time to save the day.

Other actors in the movie is Danny Glover, Dermont Mulroney and Thomas Horn.

"We will film Keith on the track racing and then we will show him going into the pits, which is what we filmed Tuesday night," Ferry said. "We will also be shooting the grandstand and we hope it's packed to show how much support Huntsville Speedway has with its fans. We will also have signs letting know that their face could appear in the movie when it comes out next Spring."

Cahela will have his work cutout trying to win the 100-lapper. This will be Cahela's first appearance this season and it will be the first race in his new car.

"I tore up my other car at Opp last year and we just decided to build a new one," Cahela said. "The car is really fast. We practiced under some hot conditions and the car kept getting faster."

Joining Cahela in the pits and the movie will be his 15-year-old son Sawyer, Austin Huff, Chris Funderburk, Jonathan Campbell, Mack Bonds and Brian Huff.

Trying to keep Cahela out of victory lane will be some of the top short track drivers from Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia.

Heading up the list is Brad Lemley, who has led every lap in the last two races here, Chris Whorton, Mark Day, Lee Hansard, Chase Oliver, Hunter Spivey, Davey Coble, Chuck Tuck, John Thomas, Brian Bentley, Phil Renfroe and Marc Burleson.

Saturday night's program will consist of races in the Super Trucks, Sportsman, Super Stock, Mini-Stock, Buzz/Hot Shots and Mod Lites.